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Opinion: Band Aid failed in many ways, but its 40-year legacy remains Book it: Most popular titles at Worcester Public Library in 2024 Cara Brindisi sings in the season with rousing Mechanics Hall show Beyond Beer: Glogg and coquito are perfect drinks for holiday season First Person: Joe Fusco Jr. and clan claw their way from escape room
Listen Up: Raff Theruler eyes the prize on 'Uncomfortably …
1 day ago · “I made it out the mud without mixing baking soda in the tub, on the Telegram, Gazette, shoutout Victor, we the best,” Raff raps. It’s not just a shoutout to the relationship between local artists and local press, though, but a point of pride: Raff got his name in the paper for the music alone — no drugs, no bullets and no charges involved.
Opinion/Worcesteria: After election, some seek new avenues for …
Nov 7, 2024 · Bowditch said she was surprised by the high turnout rate, the likes of which she had never seen before. More election updates. More:Teachers unions cheer passage of Question 2, ending MCAS graduation requirement More:Democrat Cronin, Republican Fattman claim victory in reelection battles More:Trump fans clamor for merchandise, celebrate win at Webster store
Opinion/Worcesteria: Winter memories endure in New England
6 days ago · This column is being written a full week before the holiday. A Dec. 18 article in the Telegram & Gazette, by engagement editor Sarah Barnacle, says that there’s a good chance for a White Christmas this year. "It is a week away, so there could be some significant changes between now and then, but it does look like the Worcester area will get some sort of precipitation Christmas Eve into ...
Worcesteria: Looking back at the past five years of Worcester …
Jul 16, 2024 · Early days “For the love of comics: The appeal of superheroes and other four-color favorites,” by Victor D. Infante (Aug. 1, 2019): The irony when you take over editing a periodical is that it takes a little while until the stories are yours.This was the first issue that felt like it was mine, and it didn't hurt that people, myself included, really opened up and got personal about their ...
Opinion/Worcesteria: A closer look at the Downtown Worcester BID
Oct 7, 2024 · The organization first caught the public eye when it partnered with the city to put on the Out to Lunch concerts and Movies on the Common (the last of which for this year will be Disney’s “Haunted Mansion” Oct. 17).
Worcester Magazine's 2024 Hometown Heroes
Nov 28, 2024 · Hometown Hero Alissa Schimmel runs the food rescue for Rachel's Table. One of the organizations that benefit from her volunteers is the South Worcester Neighborhood Center.
Worcesteria: Has Worcester gotten the things it wanted?
Jun 17, 2024 · ART GALLERIES: There was only one post saying the city needed more art galleries, but in the time since, The Sprinkler Factory closed and its former directors have opened The White Room in the Canal District. Similarly, ArtsWorcester has moved from Main Street to Portland Street. These changes, and the comings and goings of a handful of smaller galleries, might seem a net neutral, but while ...
Worcesteria: A Worcester election carol ....
Oct 23, 2023 · “Well,” said the ghost. “There's the current debate about the city not using any of its 'revenue-making' days at Polar Park, or the gentrification issues that accompany the park and its surrounding construction, which affects the price of housing.”. Johnny furrowed his brow. “I like the WooSox,” he said, “but it is getting pretty expensive to live here.
Worcesteria: The hills are alive with the sound of construction
Dec 29, 2023 · It might not have been a White Christmas, but it was, at least, a silent night.Honestly, it took a holiday to come to terms with just how noisy Worcester has become. On Dec. 26, after the holiday, I came into the Telegram & Gazette office to the sound of construction on the floor above ours. It sounded like some sort of mechanized robot cage fight.